1897 DePauw football team

The 1897 DePauw football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University in the 1897 college football season.[1] In its second season with Arthur Hamrick as coach, the team compiled a 2–6 record, and were outscored by their opponents 70 to 23. DePauw was shut out six times and did not score a single point against a collegiate football team in six contests. In a games against Plainfield Central Academy, a disagreement over a touchdown in the first half led to a forfeit win for DePauw.

1897 DePauw football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record2–6
Head coachArthur Hamrick (2nd season)
CaptainRoller (left guard)
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Butler      3 0 0
Fairmount      1 0 0
Washburn      7 1 0
Cincinnati      9 1 1
Iowa State Normal      5 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan      7 1 1
Indiana      6 1 1
Iowa Agricultural      3 1 0
Ohio      7 2 0
Notre Dame      4 1 1
Michigan Agricultural      4 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace      2 1 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary      2 2 1
Missouri      5 6 0
Lake Forest      4 5 1
Drake      2 3 0
Heidelberg      2 3 0
Detroit College      1 2 0
Indiana State      1 2 0
Kansas State      1 2 1
Mount Union      2 4 1
Rush Medical College      1 4 1
DePauw      2 6 0
Wittenberg      2 6 0
Haskell      1 4 0
Ohio State      1 7 1
Washington University      0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural      0 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Indianapolis Training SchoolGreencastle, INW 22–0[2]
October 16PurdueGreencastle, INL 0–8[3]
October 23at Notre DameNotre Dame, INL 0–4[4]
October 30Rose PolytechnicGreencastle, INL 0–16[5]
November 8at IndianaBloomington, INL 0–18[6]
November 20Plainfield Central AcademyGreencastle, INW 1–0 (forfeit, score was 12–0)[7]
NovemberRose PolytechnicL 0–8[8]
November 25IndianaBloomington, INL 0–16500[9]

References

  1. "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "DEPAUW 22, INDIANAPOLIS 0". The Courier-Journal. 1897-10-10. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. "PURDUE 8, DEPAUW 0". The Courier-Journal. 1897-10-17. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-24. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. "ROSE POLYTECHNIC 16, TERRE NAUTE 0". The Courier-Journal. 1897-10-31. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. "INDIANA DEFEAT S DE PAUW". The Indianapolis News. 1897-11-09. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. "DePauw, 12: Plainfield, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1897-11-21. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  9. "UNIVERSITY WINS FROM DEPAUW". The Courier-Journal. 1897-11-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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